President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is expected to sign a draft regulation on electric cars, which involved preparations from several institutions. President Jokowi, who often held up Elon Musk’s companies Tesla as models of global innovation, had ordered ministers to draft regulations to support development of electric car use in Indonesia. Asian countries are beginning to play a significant part. China is now the largest electric car market in the world and ASEAN is on the way to entering the EV era. The region, including Indonesia, has shown interest in EV transportation, as reflected in efforts carried out in recent years.